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Weston Livestock Marketing

Name: Weston Livestock Marketing livestock auction prices — 2023-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Weston, West Virginia · Sat, Apr 1

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1879

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 126▲ 53 vs year ago 94 · +56.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 29▼ 16 vs year ago 47 · −34.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 9 · −33.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleThu Sep 18, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Greater run than compared to last by 100 head or more. Strong demand with firm prices for quality Feeders, Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady. Baby calves up to $290 per head, heiferettes, $125 per cwt.

This sale is reported on an out-weight basis.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.04/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$175.04

62 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$31.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	444	186.48	829	19thin
Medium and Large 1	478	181.67	869	24
Medium 2	440	155.23	683	19thin

One grade step is worth $31.25/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale62 hd

175.04

—

WV average6 barns · 288 hd

178.52

−3.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,460	95.64	1,396	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,274	83.46	1,063	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	81.34	966	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	68.55	725	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,138	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$885	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,773	$1,592	3thin

Every lot

44 lots · USDA AMS · Weston Livestock Marketing - Weston, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	182.26/cwt	175.00–190.00	565	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	223.69/cwt	222.50–225.00	823	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	227.82/cwt	205.00–237.50	1,059	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	210.23/cwt	185.00–235.00	996	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	160.17/cwt	159.00–165.00	943	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,392	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,346	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	716	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,181	3
Steers	—	Large 3	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	330	164.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	183.44/cwt	170.00–192.50	651	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	375	148.42/cwt	142.50–150.00	557	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	177.71/cwt	165.00–197.50	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	195.79/cwt	170.00–207.50	826	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	453	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	917	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	189.98/cwt	187.50–195.00	870	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	466	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	757	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	175.19/cwt	170.00–180.00	820	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	181.99/cwt	181.00–185.00	979	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	168.65/cwt	168.00–170.00	956	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	590	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	811	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,021	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,011	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	986	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	161.51/cwt	155.00–165.00	995	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,152	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	95.64/cwt	94.00–97.50	1,396	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	74.09/cwt	70.00–80.00	751	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	60.24/cwt	52.00–76.00	678	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	79.81/cwt	72.00–84.00	927	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,274	83.46/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,063	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,170	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,910	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,138.42/head	950.00–1,275.00	1,138	2

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Weston Livestock Marketing - Weston, WV

Sat Apr 1, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 126Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 29Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 9

This sale is reported on an out-weight basis.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	155.00–165.00	161.51
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
2	—	820	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
1	—	475	207.50	207.50
1	—	940	122.50	122.50
2	—	392	152.50	152.50
1	—	765	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	716	165.00	165.00
5	—	474	185.00–235.00	210.23
2	—	310	175.00–190.00	182.26
5	—	589	159.00–165.00	160.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	198.00	198.00
3	—	608	229.00	229.00
14	—	465	205.00–237.50	227.82
2	—	368	222.50–225.00	223.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	422	170.00–207.50	195.79
3	—	388	165.00–197.50	177.71
3	—	567	168.00–170.00	168.65
2	—	468	170.00–180.00	175.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	181.00–185.00	181.99
2	—	315	175.00	175.00
2	—	625	165.00	165.00
3	—	458	187.50–195.00	189.98
2	—	652	155.00	155.00
2	—	592	172.50	172.50
5	—	355	170.00–192.50	183.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	142.50–150.00	148.42
3	—	330	160.00–175.00	164.93
3	—	590	137.50	137.50
8	—	466	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	202.50	202.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,910	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	950.00–1,275.00	1,138.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	70.00–80.00	74.09
4	—	1,125	52.00–76.00	60.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,274	78.00–86.00	83.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	89.00	89.00
10	—	1,162	72.00–84.00	79.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	94.00–97.50	95.64

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.